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In the spring of 1908, a devastating fire swept through a farmhouse in La Porte, Indiana, leaving a scene of unimaginable horror. Among the victims of the April 28th blaze was a 9-year-old white girl named Lucy Bergleot Sorenson. Her charred remains, along with those of her 11-year-old sister Myrtle and 5-year-old brother Philip Gunness, were discovered in the ashes of the basement. The tragedy initially appeared to be a horrific accident, but the truth that would slowly emerge was far more sini ...
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  • Lucy Sorenson (1899 - 1908) - Genealogy - Geni
  • Photos: Serial killer Belle Gunness, the “La Porte Ghoul”
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